Alhaji Sow biography: 8 things about Riverdale, Georgia man

Alhaji M. Sow was an African-American man from Georgia, United States. Here are eight more things about him:

1. He was a resident of Riverdale, Clayton County, Georgia.
2. From 2017 to 2021, he attended North Clayton High School in College Park, Georgia.
3. From 2019 to 2021, he attended Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, Georgia where he earned his associate’s degree in general studies.
4. From September 2020 to February 2021, he worked for Chick-fil-A in Atlanta, Georgia as a fast food team member.
5. From February 2021 to July 2021, he worked for Clayton County Youth Services in Jonesboro, Georgia as a part-time data entry specialist.
6. In August 2021, he started working as a part-time tutor at Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech) in Melbourne, Florida, USA while studying aeronautical science in the school.
7. On the evening of December 3, 2021, he allegedly injured three students with a knife in the Florida Tech student dormitory Roberts Hall and lunged at the police officers who responded. At 10:49 p.m., a Melbourne Police Department officer and a Florida Tech security officer discharged their guns, striking him. Officers tried lifesaving measures but he died at the scene.
8. He was a Florida Tech freshman when he was fatally shot. He died at the age of 18.

Friday just after 10 p.m., Florida Tech Security and the Melbourne Police Department responded to a security threat that began at Roberts Hall. The isolated incident resulted in an officer-related shooting where the suspect was killed. (1 of 2)

— Florida Tech (@FloridaTech) December 4, 2021